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WXYZ Channel 7 - Action News - "Brief News Clip" (1977)

Views: 3162

Here's a brief news clip found at the end of a tape. You can see WXYZ Channel 7 anchors Bill Bonds and John Kelly in the background at the beginning. Lynn Skzynear reports on the death of a young boy from the King family, and has some shots of the Holy Name Church in Birmingham and Holy Name Elementary School. Also features some words of warning by Attorney Pete Leto, before the tape cuts out.

This aired on local Detroit TV likely sometime in early 1977. (not Chicago TV, bu...

NBC News - Election '78 (Bumper Promo, 1978)

Views: 803

Here's a bumper promo for NBC News - Election '78 featuring John Chancellor and David Brinkley.

This promo aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, November 5th 1978.

WLS Channel 7 - Eyewitness News Update - "A Super Blooper" (1978)

Views: 2090

Here's a news update for the Eyewitness News at 5pm on WLS Channel 7 featuring John Drury and a slight screw-up when the superimposed movie title graphic gets added in early.

Also includes the return bumper for The 3:30 Movie presentation of "The Forbin Project". (voiceover by Mike Rapchak?)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, October 31st 1978 during the 3:30pm to 5pm timeframe.

NBC Network - News Update With Floyd Kalber (Tiny Excerpt, 1971?)

Views: 2331

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Here's a very tiny snippet of a what appears to be a network news update from WMAQ Channel 5's legendary "Big Tuna," Floyd Kalber. Besides anchoring WMAQ's newscasts, Mr. Kalber for years was the anchor of weekday five-minute news updates that aired on the NBC Network at 11:55am CT (12:55pm ET). This in all likelihood was the last regularly-scheduled network program to originate from Chicago.

WBBM Channel 2 - The CBS Morning News - "Those New-Fangled CDs" (1984)

Views: 3830

Here is an interesting piece from The CBS Morning News from when Compact Discs were relatively new, by Betty (or Betsy) Ashton, Consumer Editor of WCBS-TV New York. Introducing the story and speaking to her afterwards is Phyllis George.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, October 30th 1984.

CBS Network - In The News - "Census Forms On Their Way" (1980)

Views: 1965

Here's a segment of the kids news featurette, In The News as aired on KELO-TV Channel 11 [Sioux Falls, South Dakota]. This particular one includes an introduction by Popeye the Sailor and deals with the subject of the 1980 Census.

Also includes a commercial break for Crayola crayons and markers.

These aired between commercial breaks during Saturday morning cartoons on CBS affiliates from 1971 to 1986 (and was for that network what the long-running animate...

ABC News - The Next Giant Step - "Space Shuttle Landing" (Part 2, 1981)

Views: 898

Here's Part 2 of a live ABC News special reporting on the first ever landing of the Space Shuttle (Columbia). Features a number of things which I will fill in later or which you will kindly add to the comments. :-)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, April 14th 1981.

ABC News - The Next Giant Step - "Space Shuttle Landing" (Part 3, 1981)

Views: 1158

Here's Part 3 of a live ABC News special reporting on the first ever landing of the Space Shuttle (Columbia). Features a number of things which I will fill in later or which you will kindly add to the comments. :-)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, April 14th 1981.

ABC News - The Next Giant Step - "Space Shuttle Landing" (Part 4, 1981)

Views: 861

Here's Part 4 of a live ABC News special reporting on the first ever landing of the Space Shuttle (Columbia). Features a number of things which I will fill in later or which you will kindly add to the comments. :-)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, April 14th 1981.